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T. D. Jakes

(1957) Priest

230 quotes in 1039 categories

T. D. Jakes reminds us that you can’t just be a recipient of a blessing; you must act to make it happen. He warns that a waste of life is missing your purpose, and that excellence often requires discomfort. He also says that God promotes those who have maximized where they are.

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T. D. Jakes is a priest.

Quick Facts About T. D. Jakes

Born: June 9, 1957
Profession: Priest

About T. D. Jakes

Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr. is an American non‑denominational Christian evangelical pastor and motivational speaker. He served as senior pastor of The Potter's House, a megachurch in Dallas, Texas, from 1996 until 2025. His church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast to a wide audience.

Quotes by T. D. Jakes

You are no greater than what you believe.

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The thing that I've most enjoyed is what I'm learning.

Education

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No one keeps the container, they always keep the product.

Container

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The greater the battle - the greater the spoils.

Battle

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Instilling values of faith at an early age is important.

Age

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I can give you the tools to reach the dreams you have inside.

Dream

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Worry worships the words of the enemy

Enemy

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Both success and struggle are different kinds of trauma.

Adversity

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If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.

Funny

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Set the goal to harvest what's in you rather than having a car, house or a relationship.

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The enemy doesn't care how many days you live as long as you don't live in the days you have.

Care

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I can never experience the next realm of glory until I crucify myself.

Crucify

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But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.

Chemistry

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I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.

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You can't just be a recipient of a blessing, you have to do something to make it happen.

Blessing

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I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.

People

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I think, when we start dealing with heaven or hell issues, what we really need to gravitate toward is that man is…

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If you think down, you will go down. If you think up, you will go up. You’ll always travel in the direction…

Deep thought

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A lot of can't deal with life because they lack the patience to become who they want to be… Everything happens by…

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Life's a university that'll teach you lessons, regardless of your desire to pass the “class” or not, there is always something else…

Class

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God is a businessman. He is not going to do business with someone who shows no sign of potential return. He invests…

Ability

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Prayer will get you out of a pinch, prayer will get you out of a crises, prayer will get you out of…

Crisis

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Ya'll don't hear what I'm preaching. I'm preaching so good I'm about to 'Amen' myself! Oh!...Oh God! I'm preaching good! Hallelujah!

Amen

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There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at…

Age

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Really, when you get down to racism, in or out of the church, it's a heart issue. It's not a head issue.…

Church

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Instilling values of faith at an early age is important. Listening them through adolescence comes more important than teaching because if you…

Adolescence

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My children are now adults and just kind of guide them while they allow you to have input in their lives without…

Adults

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As much as it pleases God to bless you, there will be moments when everything you try goes up in smoke. There…

Acceptance

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You cannot have a private relationship in a public arena. You must look to an inner circle of people who really know…

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We have gotten so nuanced into social issues that we fail to understand that China is buying up America, we have fallen…

America

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There are people who can walk away from you... let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person…

Away from you

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Nobody wants somebody who wants them for what they have or the position their in- you want somebody who wants you for…

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When Jesus says, 'Take, eat. This is my body that was broken for you,' He says, I want my body in you.…

Audience

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I don't care how fancy you wrap trash, it's still trash.

Care

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We pay far too much attention to externals.

Attention

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When you can't do nothing but pray-you've done a whole lot.

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Any great teacher is a great student.

Education

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Forgive others so that you may be forgiven.

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You cannot have victory without conflict.

Conflict

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The right thing at the wrong time will lead to failure.

Failure

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T. D. Jakes by topic

Inspirational (50) People (36) Thinking (28) Love (25) Life (25) Religion (16) Church (15) Giving (14) Time (13) Forgiveness (12) Dream (12) Faith (10) Dreams (10) Divine (10)